See Kee Oon

See Kee Oon (born 1966) is a Singaporean judge who is currently a Judge of the Supreme Court and the Presiding Judge of the State Courts.

The Honourable

See Kee Oon
施奇恩
Justice of the Supreme Court of Singapore
Assumed office
1 February 2017
Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore
Assumed office
14 April 2014[1]
Presiding Judge of the State Courts of Singapore
Assumed office
1 October 2013
Preceded byTan Siong Thye
Personal details
Born1966 (age 54–55)
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materNational University of Singapore
Hughes Hall, Cambridge
In this Chinese name, the family name is See.
See Kee Oon
Simplified Chinese施奇恩

Education

See received a Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1991 and obtained a Master of Laws (first class honours) from the University of Cambridge in 1994. He also holds a Master of Public Management from the NUS's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

Career

See joined the Singapore Legal Service in 1991 and was appointed as a Deputy Registrar and Magistrate in the Subordinate Courts (now State Courts).[2] From 1995 to 1997, he served as a Justices' Law Clerk before becoming a District Judge in 1998. As a District Judge, he heard a variety of cases in the criminal, civil and family courts until 2007, when he became Head of the Insolvency and Public Trustee's Office. In November 2009, See was reappointed as a District Judge and subsequently made Senior District Judge, heading the Criminal Justice Division of the Subordinate Courts.

On 1 October 2013, See became the Chief District Judge of the Subordinate Courts[3] and a member of a committee to guide the development of the Singapore University of Social Sciences's School of Law.[4] On 14 April 2014, he was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner and Presiding Judge of the State Courts. On 31 January 2017, he was promoted to Judge of the Supreme Court.[5][6]

References
  1. "Judge of Appeal reappointed and Judicial Commissioner appointed at the Supreme Court". AsiaOne. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. http://www.lawsociety.org.sg/conference/ADR/speakers/See%20Kee%20Oon.aspx%5B%5D
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Steering committee for UniSIM law school unveiled" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  5. http://www.pmo.gov.sg/newsroom/appointment-judges-high-court-0%5B%5D
  6. http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/see-kee-oon-chua-lee-ming-appointed-as-judges-of-the-high-court
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